As an amateur photographer, Google’s AI photo editing tools make me feel uncomfortable
Are editing tools costing us the art of photography?
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More than a year ago, Google introduced Magic Editor, and some of us here at Android Authority were… discouraged. Us photo purists lamented the loss of authenticity and the dangers of quick-fix editing going mainstream. We aired our concerns about the potential of an AI-powered future. Now that the Google Pixel 9 is here with its bevy of new photo editing tools, that future has arrived, and I’m deeply uncomfortable.
Fake it till you indefinitely keep faking it